New-look grunts

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Russell Crowe's band is no more, but the Oscar-winning actor is
still rocking.

Crowe announced his band, Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts, "would seem
to have dissolved/evolved." In a posting on the group's Web site,
Crowe said a new album is forthcoming, but with a new lineup.

"While that holds certain disappointments, they pale in
comparison to the joy of writing unrestricted, of talking from my
heart and mind simultaneously about things that are important to me
right now ... as a 41-year-old father/husband/lover/man," Crowe
writes.

Thirty Odd Foot of Grunts was formed in 1992 and has been a
frequent musical release for the actor. Crowe has remained
committed to producing albums and touring despite his day job.

"For me, music is its own reward," writes Crowe. "Anyone else's
enjoyment of it is purely an extension of the experience I've
already had as a writer."

Crowe anticipates releasing the disc - which he describes as
"soft, gentle, expressive" - by some method outside of the
"formalised corporate structure of music."

The actor will next star as Depression-era boxer Jim Braddock in
Cinderella Man, which hits theatres in June. The film is helmed by
Ron Howard, who also directed Crowe in 2001's A Beautiful Mind.